Product Review

Fox's sports department is celebrated (critics would say derided) for the giddy, high-energy attitude it brings to its productions. Aside from commentators who act like they're sitting on whoopee cushions, music plays the biggest role in setting the wired mood for Fox's NFL broadcasts. This set collects some Fox pregame favorites--you know, the kind of stuff that accompanies footage of a big hit or breakaway run. Here, alternative rockers (Blur, Smash Mouth), mix with hip-hoppers (Master P, Snoop Dogg), and electronica aces (Moby, Crystal Method), with jock analysts John Madden and Terry Bradshaw turning up in interludes. For pigskin devotees, Game Time is more fun than a forearm shiver. --Steven Stolder